VESTAT3205: 3220(00); 3999(PT)

The Education for Employment Regional Delivery Systems will ensure a comprehensive career development system providing career awareness, career exploration, and career preparation to enable K-12 students to succeed in postsecondary education and career opportunities. In addition, the state funds satisfy the federal maintenance of effort (matching) requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.

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105 ILCS 5 and 105 ILCS 435

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The purpose of this grant is to more fully develop the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students who elect to enroll in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs by 1) strengthening academic and technical skills of students in these programs to meet the Illinois Learning Standards through preparation for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations in current or emerging professions; 2) promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction and that link secondary education and postsecondary education for participating CTE students; 3) providing services and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve CTE, including programs of study; 4) providing technical assistance to promote leadership, initial preparation, and comprehensive professional development at the local level that improves the quality of CTE teachers, administrators, and counselors; and 5) supporting partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, area CTE schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries.

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Education Organizations;

LEAs, Voc Ed Systems, EFEs, ROEs

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Formula Grants

Education

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This program is renewed annually. Eligible applicants are required to complete the strategies for improvement report and submit an activity plan and budget in IWAS – CTEI e-grant. N/A

Applications are found within ISBE’s IWAS system

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Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process

Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

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Grant funding may be used for the improvement of instructional services such as activities assisting staff in planning, developing, and evaluating the instructional process to carry out the intent of the grant. Funding cannot be used for incentives of non-educational value, capital improvements, administrative costs beyond indirect costs, and dues to organizations, federations, or societies. Providing professional development to teachers, counselors, and administrators on implementing career and technical priorities within the college and career area, programs of study, work-learning experience, and high school reform is allowed.

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted on semiannual basis via IWAS. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period. Strategies for improvement report and progress report on activities are required. Comprehensive local needs assessment required under section 134(c) and the local report required under section 113(b)(4)(B) of Perkins V

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements.pdf; https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual.pdf.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency

001-58618-4900-27-00-01

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23 Illinois Administrative Code – Part 254 Vocational Education and Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) 105 ILCS 5, http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=1005 105 ILCS 435, http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1039 23 Illinois Administrative Code – Part 254 Vocational Education, https://www.isbe.net/Documents/254ARK.pdf Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Carl%20D.%20Perkins%20Career%20And%20Technical%20Education%20Act%20Of%202006(not-in-effect).pdf

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777-0001

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Career-Technical-Education.aspx

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10/22/2021

FY 2017 : $38,062,100
FY 2018 : $34,697,877
FY 2019 : $34,667,880
FY 2020 : $34,964,364
FY 2022 : $43,062,100
FY 2023 : $43,062,100
FY 2026 : $58,787,536